That puts them in eighth place overall of teams that have competed in at least five episodes, with the top ten dominated by Oxbridge colleges.

Former team captain turned librarian Stephen Pearson has been the man behind every one of Manchester University’s teams for the past 15 years and has masterminded a rigorous selection process putting would-be quizzers through their paces.

Would you make the cut for the Pearson's team? Try our University Challenge quiz to find out.

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The Light Programme was the forerunner of which BBC radio channel, to which it changed its name on September 30, 1967?